Author Archives: principalbell

The purpose of taxing allows for the individuals to collectively support the public service institutions. “The term tax serves as a firm reminder to people that they have been given personal and mandatory responsibility to divert a certain amount of their wealth—past, present, or future—to become part of the revenue” (Brimley, Vertegen, & Garfield, 2012,Continue reading “Taxes and Education”

For any of you that have been following my blog, you recognize that I have been on a health journey to improve my physical health so I can best serve my family and school community. Today, I wanted to spend a bit of time discussing fiscal health, which is another aspect of healthy living. AsContinue reading “Fiscal Health”

As I have been on my health journey, re-prioritizing areas of my life have been an important part of growing into my best self. I have been working on my rocks: family, health, and my relationships. In order to build healthy habits, I have been looking at my rocks. What are the big rocks inContinue reading “Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand”

Last week was very busy and had several stressful moments. My entire family except for me was taken down by the stomach flu, and I had a few “courageous conversations” with staff, students, and parents. The question becomes how do I take care of myself when my main support system is down for the count!Continue reading “These Boots are Made for…”

The past couple of posts have allowed you to get to know me a bit better! As a leader, I love spoiling my school family! Generally, I show my affection through food! I bring in treats- bagels, donuts, coffee pods, fruit, and sometimes even naughty treats like the Hostess goodies! Based on what you knowContinue reading “How to start a movement!”

Bear with me because this week was an absolute roller coaster! Staying healthy: mentally and physically was a CHALLENGE!!!! Okay, so let’s start with the “Oh Yeah” moments from my week…if you read my blog last week, you might remember that I was looking to hit the big 4-0. Low and behold I hit 41Continue reading “Oh Yeah!”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Honesty is the best policy…. September 16, 2019 was the start of my journey towards health. I had just celebrated my 24th (umm…let’s be real my 43rd) birthday. I knew that I needed to make some changes in order to do all the things IContinue reading “My First Blog Post”

My name is Mandy. I am a 43 year old principal in Southern California. Much of my life is dedicated to serving those that I love- my family, staff and students. In my quest for serving others, sometimes I have forgotten to take care of myself. In September 2019, I realized in order to betterContinue reading “A bit about me”